The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14

goes all go. o, yes, indeed;
thank you, Mr.. Vonder bust; you're al
ways so kind! 1t is just what was
wishing. Do you know / sometimes
think you the most--"and caught
no more OF the silvery sentence, for she
rad gone of with Mr.. Vonderbust,
catching up her daperies as she flashed
all light and grace, and presently trip
ping down the stairs IN close fitting
dark serge, with a cocks feather in
her little turban hat, and hall dozen
other youths had sprung to hold her
parasol, to button her gloves, to walk
beside her to the spot where Mr.. Won
derbust waited with his new Handle
tonian, whose pace they were going to
try together.
When Bette came back she came
directly to me where | sat on the piaz-
"a with my crocheting. "lf you don t
mind going in to lunch with me?" she
said. didn't understand until after
wards that Twas part of her role, too.
It gave people pleasant things to say
of her kindness to forlorn old spins
ter, for one thing; but the main thing
I'm afraid il had comprehended it
i'm the beginning should'put an end
to it out OF hand-was that, quite
innocent and ignorant OF it all, | was
her chaperon. at is such misfor-
tune she said to the right people,
"that my own dear chaperon, who
always takes me about, was obliged
to leave almost as soon rs we came;
aud should have had to go. too. and
be buried alive somewhere, suppose.
if my dear little Miss Ruggles had not
happened to be here, and she has ia
ken charge OF me so kindly" Take
charge of that mink. | should as soon
have thought OF taking charge OF a
will. o. they isp.
"Now you see what mean when l
say it is necessary here to be always
on evidence. You're forgotten ifyou're
not. Out ob sight, out OF mind. | am
here to be seen. II | hadn't been sit
ting here with you that absurd little
Nonderbust would't have asked me
TO drive, and the Others wouldn't all
have gone to pulling caps about wait
ing on me to the dog cart, and Mr.
Dunrobin wouldn't have seen it as he
sat there with his cigar. When have
filled everybody's eyes Mr.. Dunrobln
will begin TO see me. So | am always
very plainly visible with my train OF
idiots. o yes, am us light as frothI
but it's game as deep as the sea
underneath. -.
"Bettie, I'm ashamed OF human
nature when hear you talk"
"No OCCASION" crumbling her bread;
"You wouldn't be ashamed OF me il \
were trying to make afortune by what
YOU call honest labor Well, ii this
isn't labor, should liketo know what
it is"
Labor"
"It's labor enough, let me assure
you Just to talk to these whipper-
snappers, It's more trouble than IT
would be TO write book to graduate
your conversation to the level OF their
little intelects, il they have any intel
lects-Penhurst, and DE Lacy, and
Van Stout, and the whole set. Yop
haveto make believe to each one that
YOU find him perfectly delightful. II
you're the least atom above his COM
prehension in.your talk, or silent, or
slow, good-by; aud good-by to one,
rood-bye to all. II one sees another
hanging over your chair, he thinks
there's something worth while there,
and he is coming in for his share; but
il he doesn't see anybody he Is going
where it is plain there is something
the other fellows admire. Do you seeg
Here they come; i thought they
would"
She ran into my room one night be
fore going down in the german, cam
| all right" she said. Come down
with me, that's dear"
"Why don't you rest tonight"
asked, not yet aware OF my chaperon'
age.
"Rest" she said. "As il there were
any rest in the middle of campaign!
ri rest when I'm through"
Bette, Pm afraid"
"What of That shall failg Well,
what il do? Folks have failed before
And il | fail, life won't be worth a
cent, and there's always a river you
know"
"Bettie Bennett, I'll have nothinl
more to do with you Mt all. ] thini
you arc"
"As bad as bad can be- Then CONF
down and help me not to fail. 'Pv'
cot to dance tonight till the last
dance, and take ices and drink cham
payne with the best of them or thu
worst OF them, Just as il ] were to thu
manner born. If / don't dance thu
first dance, then the othere will thinl
something's up or nobody wants me
or I'm an old story, and i shan
have a partner all the rest OF tn
night. It's killing-this pace. Do yo'
think am falling of any,"